I wanted to install the rpmforge-release package on a new install and get the following. Do others have the same problem? b51:~ rpm -ivvvvvvvh http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge- release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm Retrieving http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.3.6- 1.el5.rf.i386.rpm D: ... as /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.qQEt9n D: failed to open http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release -0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm: error: skipping http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release- 0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm - transfer failed - Unknown or unexpected error D: May free Score board((nil)) wgetting this file and installing is fine. I then tried another one: b51:~ rpm -ivh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel- release-5-3.noarch.rpm Retrieving http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release -5-3.noarch.rpm warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.9GjegW: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 217521f6 Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:epel-release ########################################### [100%] so, downloading via rpm is ok. Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com